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I Could Never Be So Lucky Again: An Autobiography
After Pearl Harbor, he led America’s flight to victory
General Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all.
As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology.
During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading...more
General Doolittle is a giant of the twentieth century. He did it all.
As a stunt pilot, he thrilled the world with his aerial acrobatics. As a scientist, he pioneered the development of modern aviation technology.
During World War II, he served his country as a fearless and innovative air warrior, organizing and leading...more
Paperback, 560 pages
Published
April 24th 2001
by Bantam
(first published 1991)
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"Jimmy Doolittle, I Could Not Have Been so Lucky Again." by Jimmy Doolittle 1991. It seams more often than not, autobiographers are overly concerned with their legacy, tending to omit or embellish, essentially rewriting their own history. With out falling into the aforementioned category, with out pretext or self promotion, humble, accomplished and deep into his nineties, Jimmy Doolittle writes with clarity and honesty inviting the reader to partake in the remarkable journey of his life. The tit...more
There was a time when every American knew the story of the Doolittle raid on Tokyo, just four months and a week after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Since I've been working as a volunteer tour guide at a major air museum, however, I've discovered this is no longer true, so every time I walk the group past our B-25 Mitchell bomber, I retell the story. It was only natural, then, that I would turn to Doolittle's autobiography to learn more about this aviation pioneer.
And pioneer he was. One o...more
And pioneer he was. One o...more
This story is the story of every American that ever wanted to do better. The inspiration in this book is simply going to overtake anywone interested in the Second World War, the First World War, the in-between-war-years, and beyond the Cold War. General Doolittle was a great American, a patriot, a person that believed in taking care of family first. He wasn't perfect mind you but this poor kid from the streets of Los Angeles would grow to become one the foremost inspirational stories of the colo...more
Excellent autobiography by James Doolittle. He experienced so much in his life. Born at the dawn of avation, he participated in it's genesis and lived to see the jet age and men on the moon. Oh yea, he also lead the raid on Tokyo n WWII!
I really enjoyed the majority of this book; however some of the engineering aspects got a bit tedious but perhaps that is because I'm not an engineer. The story of his childhood, learning to fly, the war, and the air races were very interesting.
Jan 23, 2013
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Doolittle was an amazing aviator and pioneer whose exploits and daring is well documented in this excellent read. A must for any serious aviation enthusiast.
Le livre est vraiment fabuleux. On. Retrouve entrelacée la vie d'un "cowboy" américain et l'histoire du monde à laquelle il a participé.
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Love the book, but too much technical information on airplanes.
interesting, but it is a bit long.
There are two people in the history of everything who can have a resume longer than one page: Alexander Hamilton and this guy.
Well written and very informative of author's life in pre-war America. Tells of his pioneering efforts to get higher octane aviation gasoline available in quantity. This helped our fighters to achieve better performance than most of their Axis counterparts.
The autobiography of one of America's aviation pioneers, a man whose physical reactions were quick enough to enable him to be the only man to successfully race a GeeBee Supersportster racer.
Lost interest at about 1935. He begins pretty much at birth, and goes through every detail of his early flying years. Which was interesting, but after a while.... zzzzzzzzzzzz.
Mostly very good, but dragged a bit as he covered in great detail the number of sorties flown in Europe during WWII. Personal aspects were much more interesting.
Doolittle was a great guy and his exploits amazing, but this book was a bit too "shopping list" for me.
A great book. I never realized what Jimmy Doolittle did for aviation. He was a true American hero.
A slow start, but then it got interesting, but mainly because I am an aviation afficiando.
I read it way too long ago to give an accurate review.
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